Hint 2: On the reverse... that's a wreath to the left (that you can just barely see in the lower left) and a gamma to the right... start there.
Hi Jacob, Yeah, if you're not familiar with coins of the period of the one you are looking to identify... it can be tough. If you have any...
I think the second one is Licinius I with some sort of GENIO reverse.
My guess is Alexandria... so ALE(alpha?)
There are obviously a lot of Sol/Oriens coins with captives so the captive being an attribute of Sol/Oriens here is not surprising. It's fun for...
It looks to me as if Mars is receiving the globe. And if Martin's rule holds true that these are the deities themselves rather than a...
I found this thread while researching this new coin... I have a soft spot for Aurelian and his coins and noticed this was a different reverse...
RIC 652 look here: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/hadrian/t.html [ATTACH]
No, actually that says NEP - RED and im pretty sure it’s ok. NEP=Neptune
it’s a coin of Hadrian. :)
$45 seems fair. It is a nice coin. It seems to be of good metal and has not been overcleaned. Keep that toning and don’t clean it, it looks nice!
Not quite... the difference you are looking for is on the reverse though!
Constantine I A.D. 323-4 CONSTANTINVS AVG head laureate SARMATIA DEVICTA [On the occasion of Sarmatia being conquered] Victory advancing r.,...
Late to the party... But here is my favorite Julian II coin. He's an interesting figure, I wish his coins as Augustus were a bit more varied....
I’d guess a bit earlier by the metal... and guess Gordian III. Plus... I think I have a GIII with a similar reverse. ...or maybe not... do I see...
Yep, 1702 years old! Constantine I IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI TF / Star / PLG Mint: Lyons RIC VII Lyons 34 C3 315-316 AD
Interesting coin! This type of coin seemed to be halved a lot more than others. Small denominations must have been in short supply. I have some...
Haha, like most of us... I have my own version of the “bag o’ romans” except mine is a felted mail “tray o’ rough coins.” I’ll buy small lots of...
I’ve enjoyed watching your progress through this thread! Doug is correct that in most cases the “one coin, one thread” approach is usually optimal...
What’s funny is... as he was emperor for such a short time, either he was experimenting with lots of fun facial hair styles while life was good......
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